The only time he brings me pain

Is when he speaks of painful things.

I almost always leave feeling better than before.

The only time he brings me pain

Is when he cries and I can't see.

My heart hurts and I feel a strong desire to go to him.

The only way he brings me pain

Is how he feels the pain himself.

I see it, and I want to take it, comfort it away.

The only way he brings me pain

Is bittersweet and double-edged.

I hurt in my desire to make him safe, to make him smile.